That looked like a total act of him trying to be cool (and failing). I'm not a guitar player, but to me it didn't look like he could really play at all.

The RUCKPACK, the dress rental and Netflix for Ties pitches were all total non-starters.

I liked the wine cruise idea, although their business model needed tweaking (too expensive for existing captains/boat owners),but a great idea to use otherwise idle resources. But a Corks Away ride in Vegas? They've been smoking too much.

If I hear one more "It's Netflix for XXX" I'm going to strangle someone. The "Netflix for kids toys" was a total flop.

The RUCKPACK, the dress rental and Netflix for Ties pitches were all total non-starters.
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The dress rental and RUCKPACK are good niche ideas but the Sharks like products that have a wider application. The dress rental could widen into high end ball gowns, I am surprised how much parents are willing to spend on a dress for their daughters prom.

The dress rental and RUCKPACK are good niche ideas but the Sharks like products that have a wider application. The dress rental could widen into high end ball gowns, I am surprised how much parents are willing to spend on a dress for their daughters prom.

I agree that the wedding dress rental is niche and NYC is probably the PERFECT place for that business....but I thought the Ruckpack could have mass appeal. Caffine in energy drinks/shots is a big debate right now and one that had ZERO caffine could prevail.

The dress rental and RUCKPACK are good niche ideas but the Sharks like products that have a wider application. The dress rental could widen into high end ball gowns, I am surprised how much parents are willing to spend on a dress for their daughters prom.

Maybe, but the 50% hit for renting a dress is too steep. Buy it for full price, and get 50% back the next day? I don't think so.

Yes, I think it will appeal to some people, but not enough to make a business out of it. They're not the first business to do wedding dress consignment. Their business was more "we'll sell it to you for full price, then you have the option of selling it back for 50% of what you paid if you choose not to keep it".

I'm tired of the Sharks whining to people who bring in businesses that are in the early stages. If they don't want to take risks with their money then they should sit at home and buy T-Bills. Sure, many of the ideas are bad or too niche, but some entrepreneurs are denied for no reason other than "it's too early." You don't get where Mark Cuban and Mr. Wonderful are without taking big risks early on.

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I can see someone buying a used dress, but a used DIRTY dress? I don't think so.

Yeah that sounds like a waste of time. It seems like they should require the dress to be cleaned before it goes on consignment.

I'm tired of the Sharks whining to people who bring in businesses that are in the early stages. If they don't want to take risks with their money then they should sit at home and buy T-Bills. Sure, many of the ideas are bad or too niche, but some entrepreneurs are denied for no reason other than "it's too early." You don't get where Mark Cuban and Mr. Wonderful are without taking big risks early on...

The problem is, that these people either come in wanting hundreds of thousands of dollars on a prayer or want a $30k "loan" which isn't even worth the Shark's time.

exactly.. .whoever is responsible for the pre-screen is really bad at it. Bring in companies that are successful, have SOME sales, but need a B round of funding. Then the sharks will be jumping at every deal, and not humiliating small business owners just getting started.

The problem is, that these people either come in wanting hundreds of thousands of dollars on a prayer or want a $30k "loan" which isn't even worth the Shark's time.

I find it funny that sometimes the Sharks act very interested in being active in the business they're buying a stake in and other times they act as if they don't want to provide that part of it at all. At least Kevin is usually very upfront about it, like "I want to be your financier" or "I will help you sell your company/license your technology to X."

I don't know why, but I feel like Barbara is the only one who will actually act as a mentor. I think the other guys are too busy to really bother, but they'll pop in for 30 minutes to film a little update montage. Lori will get stuff on QVC and let it sink or swim there.

As much as I like Robert....they really need to look at replacing him. He makes a great moderator but I think I can count on one hand how many times he's invested and most of those have been as part of another Shark.

I don't understand the wedding dress thing. Women are all kinds of different sizes. When you tailor a dress you can't always save all of the material for re-use. So do they only sell certain dress sizes? I have friends who bought second-hand dresses but they are all tiny humans.